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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • May 28, 2026

    FCC Targeting ABC Licenses To Punish Speech, Station Says

    ABC's local New York station said Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission's order for ABC to file early license renewal applications is an "unprecedented attack" on the broadcast company's license portfolio with "no legitimate purpose" other than to suppress speech.

  • May 28, 2026

    Wash. Justices Float AI Hypotheticals In Hospital Pixel Case

    As the Washington Supreme Court considered a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed privacy class action over a Seattle hospital's use of the Meta Pixel browser tracking tool on its website, the justices questioned Thursday whether the rise of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots carried implications for the case.

  • May 28, 2026

    Ad Tech Rivals Say Google Can't Cull Antitrust Claims

    Google's rival advertising placement technology providers urged a New York federal judge not to dramatically reduce their antitrust claims, arguing the court has already rejected the statute of limitations assertions raised against other multidistrict litigation plaintiffs "and it should do so again."

  • May 28, 2026

    3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June

    The Federal Circuit's argument calendar next month includes a dispute between Micron and Netlist over Idaho's law against "bad faith" patent suits, and appeals of multimillion-dollar verdicts against Boston Scientific on a stent patent and TP-Link on Wi-Fi patents.

  • May 28, 2026

    FCC Warns Of More Broadcast License Reviews

    The Federal Communications Commission's leadership gave notice to broadcasters Thursday that it could review their licenses early and potentially act to revoke them if it decides the stations are failing to "operate in the public interest."

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